To the aquarium... yet again!

Heading out with our friends!!

Elyse and Christopher, having a good time!

A little snack!

Hey, hey! It's Lysee!!

So, we went to the aquarium today yet again. It was a beautiful day, and my friend Lori volunteered to go with me and take her kids as well. The kids had such a great time playing in the water, and the covered sand box area... they even shot each other with water cannons! A great time was had by all, and we are sure to be there more and more as the summer draws nearer to a close--soaking up all the rays that we can before school starts back up!

Friday~July 24th

We went to the OB/GYN for the first time today! Her name is Dr. Qureshi, and she was more than amazing! She said from the exam that I am at least 8 weeks along, and we will go next Thursday to find out exactly how far along I am. We are finally settling into the thought pattern that we are ACTUALLY going to have another baby. It is getting more exciting every day, and we are praying for God's will to be done in the coming months as we are faced with several tough decisions about our next steps together as a family. We will keep the blog updated as we progress through this next phase of our family's life...

To the aquarium!

Putting our passes to good use, we went to the aquarium today... here are a few pics from our day! Free and low-cost things to do for the kids has kept me sane this summer! We are still waiting on a job for Bryan, so I am doing my best to keep the kids busy, while keeping our money spending as low as possible. We are having a great time enjoying each other while Bry is still at home with us... but he is anxious to get out working! :-)

Operation Purple:Completed

So, our baby girl came home from Camp Winona for their Operation Purple camp for kids affected by deployment. I know that Elyse will always be affected by the last deployment that took Marcus's life, and so I think she will always benefit from this summer camp with other kids that know somewhat what she was going through. Not all kids have necessarily lost a family member, but all of them have gone through a deployment and know what it's like to be without someone that they love.

She had a GREAT time! I was so relieved because as a Mommy I was so worried that she would miss home, or be sad. She said that she was sad for a day about Uncle Marcus and she was missing us, but other than that she was ok. I know that everytime she leaves us for a week, she grows and matures as a young lady and that is so exciting/frightening for us :-)

Here are a few pics from us picking her up:

...and baby makes 5!!

~ Summer 2009~

The tattoo says 'PUNK'~and this baby is being one... making me sick! grrrrr!

Happy Mommy of 3 :-)

Not sure how many weeks... more on that after the Dr's appt next week!

I only had to take like 7 tests to be sure. LOL!

So, I am going to try and make an honest attempt at keeping up with this blog while keeping up with my two little blessings this summer. The newest news (as shown by the headline) is that...

we are PREGNANT!!

Kayne was our little 'Afghan' baby--that we got when Bry came home from Afghanistan... now this will be our little 'Iraqi' baby :-)

We are excited, yet apprehensive about having another baby around the house as we are just getting adjusted to Kayne's toddler-hood. Bry is still job-searching, and people seem less than willing to help a war veteran find a job that will help him be in the same state with his family. We are not sure what God has in store, but we know that He has EVERYTHING in His hands. Our timing is not His, and He is faithful to provide 'manna for today.' Our bills are being paid, and we have food on the table--we are taking one day at a time and are excited about the job that God has out there for Bry!

While Bryan has been working around the house, and doing odds and ends jobs--the kids and I have been finding all the free 'fun' things that we can do around town. So far our schedule consists of two library days and a free movie day--Monday and Friday are spent playing outside and exploring the neighborhood.